Morris tribune., 1887-01-19
LOCALS.

bank over the tubo=gan slide:
The financial statement of Stevens
county VIII appear i'll the TRIBUNE
next week.
E. S. Hall called last Friday and
favored IL with the renewal OF his
subscription.
1t is nice to shovel snow, but too
much of any one kind Of exercise Is
monotonous.
Rev. Thomas McClary conducted
quarterly meeting services In the
Methodist church last Friday evening.
The TRIBUNE is the official paper
of Stevens county. Subscribe for II.
II you pay in advance, it Will cost
YOU but $3.50 per year.
NJ. Spain called last Saturday. re-
newed his subscription To the 1RIB-
USE, and took advantage of our club
hinr arrangements with the Pioneer
Pres.
G. +. Richardson, Downing, Wis.
sends 81 so to renew his subscription
to the TRIBUNE for another year. MIR.
Richardson expects soon TO vlsls
Morris again.
Remember we take subscriptions for
all the leading papers OF this or any
other country. Liberal reductions
4 .t,lNSa hn for the
TRIBUNE with other publications.
A woman sold her wash-tub to a
party of ritllemen for target. Ihey
paid her 81. so for it; and after they
had gone home, she went out into
the field, and brought it back as good
as ever it was.
Pending the settlement of the diff
culties with the railroads regarding
fleight rates AT this point, local wheat
buyers have raised the price ofwheat.
Farmers coming here with wheat will
get all there is in it.
Morris wants Il board of trade and
ought to have it. MOntevideo has
one but somebody said it was dead.
We don't believe it however, and are
trying hard to think tits only sleeping.
-Montevideo Leader.
The business men of Morris simply
want 4 square deal. They ask for the
same freight and passenger rates for
this place that are given To adjacent
places and nothing more. Their de-
mands are just and right and there
should be no difficulty i'll securing
them.
4 reception was given by Mr.. and
Mrs. A. DeKay tor Rev. and Mrs. j.
B. Fairbanks last Friday evening. A
large numher Of people improved this
opportunity to meet the new pastor
ofthe Congregational church and his
estimabIe wife. The event waB q
most enjoyable one.
The boys and girls have capital
times IN these days i'll ''hitching on"
behind sleighs. 1t is quite study to
note the different spirit on the part OF
drivers with which these infantile at
tempts at pleasure are met. Some
seem to take real delight in giving
the children ride. Others savagely
repulse them.
The ladies' OF the Congregational
church wish the TRIBUNE to express
their thanks to Mes4rs. Hancock &
Stebbins for the delicious grapes
given them for use at the pastors re-
ception last Friday evening. Mrs.
DeKay, at whose home the RECEIPT on
was given, requests ladies who eft
baskets, plates etc. to call and get
them.
Hon. H. H. Wells, A. DeKay and
\. r. Spur interview some Of the
great moguIs Of the Manitoba road
last week regarding the
discrimination in rates against
this point but got 10 satIsfac-
tIon. The business men of Morris will
now place the matter before the rail-
road and warehouse commissioners
and If this d. es not suffice, the legis.
lature will be called upon next.
A double steel range, manufactured
by WolterstorH Il M0ritz, st. Paul
for Fred Bunneil has arrived at the
Metropolitan. 1t has steam table
and tank for heating water and will
be exceedingly useful. The range
weighs 1850 pounds and cost between
three and four hundred dollars. Mr.
Bunnell has also made numerous im'
provements in the hotel office. The
Metropolitan is kept in first class con
dItiOn.
Here is something that might bt
read with profit by several OF oul
citizens: "If your local paper hap
pens to tread on yout toes in perform
ing its mission, don't get huffy ant
say hard things about it, but stol
and take long breath and thinl
back short season and see if yot
can't remember some of the favor
and kindnesses it has shown you ant
yours in the past. Then reflect it ma,
not he long before you may wan
favors again."
Let us remark once more that thu
county commissioners have designa
ted the TRIBUNE AZ the official pape
of the county for the coming
year at fifty per cent Of lega
tates, PI,is iusures the printing of th'
county ep II ni.sionsrs proceedings,
financial statement, tax list, reports
of the board Of audit, etc. in pape
that is read by the people of the coun
ty and ut Il reasonable rate. The com
missioners are satisfied with tn
action they have taken, the peopl
are satisfied, the TRIBUNE is satisfied
and the dudes aud their fipure-hea